PES2008 First Thoughts

OK on release date I popped down to my local Virgin store (simply because it had the shortest queue) – with the school holidays this week the shopping malls were full.
 Grabbed my copy of PES 2008 and took it home to test the new game out.  Hours later I’m still on the computer playing (which [...]

Spurs Sack Jol

I feel a little bad for calling for his head – but poor Martin Jol just simply didn’t have the talent to bring Spurs to the next level and break into the top four.  Commentators can defend Jol all they like but for the amount of money he has been given and the state of [...]

New Hot Toys Superman Returns Coming Soon…

Well I passed and then missed out on the Hot Toys Superman Returns which was really the better than the rival Medicom and DC Direct versions.
 So here it is the latest pic available on the newer version – I thought Hot Toys were gonna make a silver Superman – according to their quote: -
“Shuhhhhhh……in fact, this [...]

On Borrowed Time

After poor start to the season and then the circus of trying to hire a new manager who didn’t want to come, Martin Jol’s time at Spurs is becoming increasingly unteniable.  At the back he has a goalkeeper lacking in confidence and form, a frail defencem and a team with no backbone and add to [...]

Liverpool Slump in Turkey

Besiktas 2 – 1 Liverpool
I hate to gloat for others misfortune, but it looks like the Reds of Liverpool poor form continues after a toothless performance in Istanbul.  Now they need to win all three of the final games to have any chance of qualify.
Again the age old: Liverpool relying so heavily on Gerrard popping [...]

Dynamos in Kiev

Dynamo Kiev 2 – 4 Man Utd

After what looked like a tricky trip out to Kiev, Fergie picked as strong a team as injuries would allow.  In the end it paid off.  United, right from the start went at Kiev, who did not know how to handle the United enslaught.
United’s defence so far this season [...]

God of War Conquered

I know I may be behind the times a bit with the sequel to God of War out since earlier on this year – but I only recently got my hands on a PS2 to play these type of games, and oh boy the one game that has impressed me on this system has been [...]

Shattered Dreams

After a weekend of promise and so much hope, England’s Rugby team fail to win the World Cup and Lewis Hamilton fail in his bid to be the first Rookie to win the F1 Championship.
 
You got to hand it to Ferrari and Kimi for a brilliantly professional drive this afternoon – and simply based on [...]

Great Performance at Villa

Aston Villa 1 – 4 Man Utd

After taking the lead, Villa crumbled to the constant pressure from United.  Martin O’Neil can moan all he likes about the two sendings off, but they were by no means harsh and deserved bookings.
This weeks’ Man of the Moment is very diffcult to decide, due to the brilliance of [...]

Frustrating Goalkeeping in PES2008

OK – played the PC version of PES2008 demo for a number of days now (with the time expander) and starting to see more and more weaknesses in this demo.  I really really hope none of these crop into the final product otherwise this year’s will be a very poor game indeed.
Speed
 The core gameplay of PES [...]

Dear oh dear Mclaren….

Russia 2 – 1 England

This is not a sympathy post – neither is this one full of excuses (I’ll leave that to Mclaren).  After taking the lead from what was really an offside goal from Rooney, England went on in the second half what they tend to always do and sit back and allow the [...]

PES 2008 Demo First Impressions

OK I downloaded PES 2008 today for the PC – Didn’t think my aging laptop could handle this game being the next generation game and all.  But it handles it just fine.  Gameplay was smooth and graphics display was top notch.
OK so whats the big fuss about? Is this game as good as it supposed [...]

Despair for France

France 9 – 14 England

I don’t tend to watch much Rugby Union – but the World Cup Semi-Finals between England and France was simply unmissable.
It wasn’t a fantastic game of rugby – but it had all the drama and tension and excitment that could match anything.  The French it has to be said played well [...]

PC Action PES2008 Review

OK here it is one of the first reviews of the PC version of the upcoming PES 2008 – its quite a brief review, but the video also shows a full game between Barca and Inter….
With first impression it seems to put Fifa 2008 to shame - looks like I will have to buy a dedicated PC for this [...]

Common Sense Prevails at UEFA

Common sense prevailed at UEFA today as Dida was given a two match ban for dramatising a slight touch from a fan after Celtic had scored what proved to be the winning goal against his team.
 The stupid fan ran onto the pitch and touched the Milan keeper cheekily, Dida then initially tried to grab the fan [...]

Behind the Scenes: Jacobs’ Don Giovanni

Heres’ a three part video I found on youtube which gives you a little insight into the recording sessions for Jacobs’ Don Giovanni

Just being a Diva…

“I needed to be by Roberto’s side at this very important moment. I have sung ‘La boheme” hundreds of times, and thought missing a few rehearsals wouldn’t be a tragedy.”  That was Ms. Gheorghiu’s reason for missing one to many rehearsal (this time being a full orchestral rehearsal) before the Lyric Opera Chicago finally lost [...]

UK Poker Sites Reviewed

I’m not much of a gambler – however, in recent years I got into Texas Hold ‘Em due to the poker TV boom.  I’ve tried my hand out online and to be honest I’m not very good losing about $200 so far.  When playing with family and friends I’m normally the poker King.  So far [...]

Undecided Over Jacobs’ Don

I’ve listened to the whole set now once over and to be perfectly honest I’m still undecided whether this is a keeper or recycle (meaning placed onto ebay).
Heres my initial thoughts: -
The Good
Jacobs’ conducting is delightful
The recitatives has alot of immagination
The Not so Good
Jacobs’ forgets this is a dramatic opera – alot of beauty but nothing [...]

Squad wins it for United

Man Utd 4 – 0 Wigan
After a frustrating first half, where Wigan managed to hold the Red Devils back at 0-0 – it looked like another low scoring, if any scoring, game again for United.  Add to that the injuries to the United rock at the back Vidic, and then O’Shea his replacement on top [...]